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Advanced Practice Provider
Job Description: Provides patient services under the direct supervision and responsibility of the Physician and/or Medical Director.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities: • Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of the Physician and or Medical Director. • Elicits detailed patient histories. • Examines patients, performs a comprehensive physical examination and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination. • Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal. • Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care and manages infections. • Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes and assists in the provision of continuity of care. • Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, emotional problems of daily living and health maintenance. • Round on and treat patients in hospitals on assigned service. Rounding may include up to 2 weekends per month. • Participates in teaching efforts of the department of Surgery, such as seminars, conferences and special programs. • Works with medical students and residents, nursing and allied health personnel as part of the acute care surgery team. Occasional Duties: • Render emergency medical service without supervision, pending the arrival of a responsible physician, in cases where immediate diagnosis and treatment are necessary to avoid disability or death.